question on stance

[Trainer Monkey]

It's different at my gym. They advocate the fighters to stand more side-on like what you've been experimenting with. On the contrary of what your trainer said, I find that I have a lot more power in my cross when I narrow my stance.

To help make up you mind, read this thread: http://www.saddoboxing.com/boxingfor...ight-hand.html

In martial arts a straight line stance is called a cat stance,and as long as you sort your hips out, its the most punishing stance to deliver punches from

[Von Milash]

everyone's different. do what works for YOU.

[walkersmith]

thanks for the good advice guys, my coach reckons cos i am short and a southpaw that the regular stance is better but im def getting better results from side on and not eating as much punches so i will keep working on it and try and get the best overall way .

[Von Milash]

your stance doesn't have to live in a vacuum.

[walkersmith]

also - Chris Nagel , thanks for the link to the article, just got time to check it out now. i have printed it out to keep, it makes perfect sense now,cheers.

[walkersmith]

Von milash- thats very true, thanks

[RDJ]

I started out in a Tyson like stance, because I watched too much Tyson fights. Through the years I switched more and more to a side on stance. It puts the shoulder in line to help with defense, and frees the front (left in my case) arm for offensive purposes.

[walkersmith]

thats a good point RDJ you definitely are influenced by watching your fave boxers and my defence is a lot tighter in side on, think i was watching a lot of pro boxing and that is a different game than amature